Modeled career paths · Trading

Where does a Trader go next?

What employers are asking a Trader for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Senior Trader+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of Trader go here
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Head of Desk+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of Trader go here
leadership branch84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Fintech Operations Manager-16% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Senior Operations Specialist, Fintech. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Head of Trading+146% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Senior Trader. 16% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Senior Quantitative Analyst+6% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of Trader go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.